128 individuals were rescued from the psychoneurological boarding school in the city of Yuzhne, reported the State Emergency Service in the Kharkiv region.
The fire broke out on the night of December 4 at 21:44 in a two-story building of the psychoneurological boarding school.
A mattress and belongings in a room on the second floor were on fire. The area of the blaze was 2 m².
During the incident, 6 people were injured, one of whom sustained 90% body burns, while the other 5 suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning.
All the injured were hospitalized. Staff of the institution and emergency service personnel rescued 128 individuals.
The fire was extinguished at 22:30.
The causes of the fire are under investigation.